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INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Define Income Elasticity of Demand

a)

YED measures the degree of responsiveness of quantity demanded for a good to a change in consumer's income, ceteris paribus

b)

YED measures the degree of responsiveness of demand for a good to a change in consumer's income, ceteris paribus

c)

YED measures the degree of responsiveness of consumer's income to a change in quantity demanded for a good, ceteris paribus

d)

YED measures the degree of responsiveness of consumer's income to a change in demand for a good, ceteris paribus

2.

Consumers demand less of this type of goods when their income increases.

a)

Low grade rice

b)

salt

c)

bungalore

d)

furniture

3.
Consumers demand more of this type of good when their income rises.
a)
Normal good
b)
Inferior good
c)
Elastic good
d)
Substitution good
4.

If the income elasticity of market demand is negative, most consumers view the good as:

a)

a luxury good

b)

having many imperfect substitutes.

c)

an inferior good.

d)

a normal good.

5.

If the YED of a good is assessed to be 0.7, the good can be classified as a

a)

salted fish

b)

books

c)

salt

d)

jewelerys

6.

Which one is the correct formula for Income Elasticity of demand?

a)

Percentage change in income / Percentage change in quantity demand for a good

b)

Percentage change in quantity demand for a good / Percentage change in income

c)

Percentage change in supplied for a good / Percentage change in income

d)

Percentage change in quantity demand for a good / Percentage change in its price

7.

This car are referring to

a)

Normal Goods

b)

Inferior Goods

c)

Luxury Goods

d)

Compulsary Goods

8.

YED = 0 is referring to

a)

Normal Goods

b)

Inferior Goods

c)

Luxury Goods

d)

Necessity Goods

9.

When YED value is positive and the value is 0.5

a)

Normal Good

b)

Inferior Good

c)

Luxury Good

d)

Necessity Goods

10.

How many categories of YED exits?

a)

Five

b)

Three

c)

One

d)

Four

11.

Income elasticity is can be measured by

a)

comparing the percentage change in demanded with the percentage change in income

b)

comparing the percentage change in quantity demanded with the percentage change in price

c)

comparing the percentage change in quantity demanded with the percentage change in income

d)

comparing the percentage change in quantity supply with the percentage change in income